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Held by Anne Michaels

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker

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dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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The Witching Hour by Anne Rice

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dark informative mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Maaaaan, I don’t know about this book. I really liked the middle, the portion on the history of the Mayfair witches was fascinating, and the Talamasca was very cool. Beyond that this book was just okay. Lots of fucked up people doing fucked up things, but written is such a way that I never formed a real attachment to any of the characters. And then that ending which after like 900 pages was such garbage that I just couldn’t take it anymore. I dig the concept of rowan and even lasher, but this book feels poorly executed and needed a solid editor. There is absolutely no reason for this book to be as long as it was.

I’m done with Ann’s witches. I think I need to reread Queen of the Damned to remind myself that I used to love Ann Rice. I pushed through this book hoping that it would get better, but really is just got progressively worse.

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